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    Rivalry Alehouse

    3.9 (125 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Salad, American
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Live music
    Casual
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    Good for kids

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    Short Rib Melt (4/5)
    Randi M.

    We stopped by on an evening before 6 pm, before the restaurant became busy, The staff were friendly, provided good recommendations and checked in to see how we were doing throughout the evening. I ordered the cinnamon cranberry smash. It was fruity but not too sweet and seemed to have a bit of spice, maybe from the cinnamon stick. The short rib melt is a big sandwich. The meat was savory and full of flavor. There was a good amount of cheese and honey-ale house onions, which seemed to be caramelized. The au jus was tasty and thicker than most jus'. It was more like a gravy, yet tasty. The fries were hot, crispy on the outside with a fluffy interior. We'd stop by again the next time we are in the area!

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    Heather M.

    It is very important to support local restaurants. This is one of them. This hidden gem is only year old, it was really nicely decorated and very well maintained. The bar area was ample. The bartender Heidi was very nice and welcoming and suggested we go upstairs and check out the outdoor area. It was a stunning roof top with nice comfortable furniture and a huge deck. My go to vodka lemonade was really good and the bloody Mary was just the right amount of spice. The braised short rib panini was really tasty and plenty for two people to share. The upgraded side salad was an ample portion to share but seemed to be missing something like cheese, carrots, croutons etc. I will definitely be back next time I am in the area! I give this restaurant 4.5 stars.

    Emily T.

    Antioch is so funny and this bar and restaurant is so fun ! You get bar food sure, but the live music ??! Can't beat it

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    1 year ago

    First time here. Food was great! Highly recommend this place for a good meal and cocktail.

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    The cheese curds here are absolutely amazing! I grew up in Wisconsin and these are some of the best I ever had!

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    Excellent service, excellent food. Great place for a group to meet up. We had breakfast and the menu was full of choices.

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    Great staff good food and wine The apps were good casual atmosphere! Looking forward to going back

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    Love this place... good coffee great food! Best in town! Good dine faire. Owners are awesome too!

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    Great service and great food. I was pleasantly surprised. It's a great addition to out town.

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    3 years ago

    Decent food with a German flair. Interesting entertainment with bands etc. Service ok. Not my fav in downtown Antioch.

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    Really nice bar in downtown McHenry! We stopped in for a drink and to listen to their live music on…read morethe patio. Service was fast and friendly, the patio was super nice and spacious. The live music was a local guy, pretty good! Found out he was just 15!!! We didn't eat here but the food coming out looked amazing, next time!

    Service was great. Sat at the bar outside, and the bartender/server was fine. Attentive, no waiting…read morefor anything. Early evening on a Sunday. Almost no one there, presumably because of the early hour. Have walked by at night and usually pretty busy on weekends at least. That said it was Sunday at 4:30. Ambiance was nice. We sat outside on their patio by the fans and temps were a relief after the dire temps in previous days. Food: wish I'd taken a picture before we ate some. It was presented nicely. We had the Asian chicken wraps. It came with four almost, kinda sorta, wilted romaine leaves that were hard to wrap around anything, so that was interesting. I woulda preferred a larger colder iceberg lettuce. Room temperature white rice in the middle of small cube chicken, also room temp? with a teriyaki like sauce on it. On the side and in small containers, it had pickled onions and cucumbers, which were wonderful. Some sort of sweet /hot sauce I'm guessing and radishes with crispy wonton strips. I liked it all ok taste wise, but thought the rice and chicken could have been warm to hot. We also had each a flavored lime mule which was very good for $10 each. Not a lot of alcohol but tasty. Had cold things been cold and hot things been at least warm, it would have been much better. My friend wasn't too hungry or impressed so I took most of it home and warned it up and that is what you see in the picture. It was way more appealing and I just ditched the sorta wilty romaine. The menu doesn't know what it wants to be. It's mostly bar food, some Asian influences and some Greek, thrown in with 3-4salads. I almost like it better when they first opened with a very limited and kinda pricy small bites menu, but I suppose in McHenry you gotta have basic bar food, so I get it. I just wish there were an upscale pub type menu for something different. But that's just me.

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